US2025046224A1PendingUtilityA1

Shift-register unit circuit, gate-driving circuit, display apparatus, and driving method

Assignee: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTDPriority: Jul 27, 2018Filed: Oct 23, 2024Published: Feb 6, 2025
Est. expiryJul 27, 2038(~12 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
G11C 19/287G09G 2330/028G09G 2310/08G09G 2310/061G09G 2310/0286G09G 3/3266G09G 3/20G11C 19/28G09G 3/3208
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Abstract

A shift-register unit circuit includes a first input sub-circuit configured to have a display-input terminal to receive a display-input signal, and to provide a display output-control signal to a first node; a second input sub-circuit configured to have a blank-input terminal to receive a blank-input signal for charging a blank-control node, and to provide a blank output-control signal to the first node, wherein the second input sub-circuit includes an isolation sub-circuit, wherein the isolation sub-circuit is set between the first node and the blank-control node; an output sub-circuit configured to output signal under control of the first node; and an anti-leak sub-circuit configured to provide a working voltage level to an anti-leak connection point. The anti-leak sub-circuit includes a second anti-leak transistor connected to the isolation sub-circuit.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shift-register unit circuit comprising:
 a first input sub-circuit configured to have a display-input terminal to receive a display-input signal, and to provide a display output-control signal to a first node;   a second input sub-circuit configured to have a blank-input terminal to receive a blank-input signal for charging a blank-control node, and to provide a blank output-control signal to the first node, wherein the second input sub-circuit comprises an isolation sub-circuit, wherein the isolation sub-circuit is set between the first node and the blank-control node;   an output sub-circuit configured to output signal under control of the first node; and   an anti-leak sub-circuit configured to provide a working voltage level to an anti-leak connection point;   wherein the anti-leak sub-circuit comprises a second anti-leak transistor connected to the isolation sub-circuit.   
     
     
         2 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , wherein a control terminal of the second anti-leak transistor is connected to a first clock signal line, a first terminal of the second anti-leak transistor is directly connected to the first node, and a second terminal of the third anti-leak transistor is directly connected to an anti-leak connection point. 
     
     
         3 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-leak sub-circuit further comprises a first anti-leak transistor;
 wherein the first anti-leak transistor is configured to provide a high-voltage signal from a high-voltage signal line to the anti-leak connection point under control of the first node.   
     
     
         4 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 3 , wherein a first terminal of the first anti-leak transistor is connected to the high-voltage signal line, a second terminal of the first anti-leak transistor is connected to a second electrode of the second anti-leak transistor, and a control terminal of the first anti-leak transistor is connected to the first node. 
     
     
         5 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-leak sub-circuit further comprises a third anti-leak transistor and a fourth anti-leak transistor;
 wherein the third anti-leak transistor and the fourth anti-leak transistor are connected in parallel.   
     
     
         6 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 5 , wherein a first terminal of the third anti-leak transistor is connected to a high-voltage signal line, a second terminal of the third anti-leak transistor is connected to a first electrode of the fourth anti-leak transistor, and a second electrode of the fourth anti-leak transistor is connected to a second electrode of a first anti-leak transistor. 
     
     
         7 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first control sub-circuit, configured to control a voltage level of a second node under control of the first node; and   a second control sub-circuit configured to pull down voltage levels of the first node and the output terminal to turn-off voltage levels under control of the second node.   
     
     
         8 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , further comprising a display-reset sub-circuit configured to reset the first node under control of a display-reset signal provided from a reset-signal line after outputting the display-output signal in the display period. 
     
     
         9 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , further comprising a display-reset transistor;
 wherein a control terminal of the display-reset transistor in an n-th stage is connected to an output terminal of an (n+3)-th stage;   a first terminal of the display-reset transistor is connected to a first signal line; and   a second terminal of the display-reset transistor is directly connected to the anti-leak sub-circuit.   
     
     
         10 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 9 , wherein the anti-leak sub-circuit comprises a fourth anti-leak transistor;
 wherein a control terminal of the fourth anti-leak transistor and the control terminal of the display-reset transistor are connected to the output terminal of the (n+3)-th stage;   a first terminal of the fourth anti-leak transistor is directly connected to the second terminal of the display-reset transistor; and   a second terminal of the fourth anti-leak transistor is directly connected to the first node.   
     
     
         11 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 9 , wherein the second terminal of the display-reset transistor is directly connected to a second terminal of a first anti-leak transistor. 
     
     
         12 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , wherein the second control sub-circuit comprises a first pull-down transistor;
 wherein a control terminal of the first pull-down transistor is connected to the second node;   a first terminal of the first pull-down transistor is connected to a first signal line; and   a second terminal of the first pull-down transistor is directly connected to the anti-leak sub-circuit.   
     
     
         13 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 12 , wherein the anti-leak sub-circuit comprises a fifth anti-leak transistor;
 wherein a control terminal of the fifth anti-leak transistor and the control terminal of the first pull-down transistor are connected to the second node;   a first terminal of the fifth anti-leak transistor is directly connected to the second terminal of the first pull-down transistor; and   a second terminal of the fifth anti-leak transistor is directly connected to the first node.   
     
     
         14 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 12 , wherein the second terminal of the first pull-down transistor is directly connected to a second terminal of a first anti-leak transistor. 
     
     
         15 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , wherein the output sub-circuit comprises a first output transistor, a second output transistor;
 wherein a control terminal of the first output transistor is connected to the first node;   a first terminal of the first output transistor is connected to a fourth clock-signal line;   a second terminal of the first output transistor is connected to a first output terminal;   a control terminal of the second output transistor is connected to the first node;   a first terminal of the second output transistor is connected to a fifth clock-signal line;   a second terminal of the second output transistor is connected to a second output terminal;   a signal output from the first output terminal is used as a shift driving signal for a gate driving circuit comprising the shift-register unit circuit; and   a signal output from the second output terminal is used as a driving signal for a pixel driving circuit.   
     
     
         16 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , wherein the first control sub-circuit comprises a first control transistor and a second control transistor, the first control transistor having a first terminal and a control terminal commonly connected to a first pull-down control-signal line, and a second terminal connected to the second node; the second control transistor having a first terminal connected to the second node, a control terminal connected to the first node, and a second terminal connected to a first signal line providing a turn-off voltage level. 
     
     
         17 . The shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , wherein the second control sub-circuit comprises a first pull-down transistor and a second pull-down transistor, the first pull-down transistor having a first terminal connected to the first node, a control terminal connected to the second node, and a second terminal connected to the first signal line providing the turn-off voltage level; the second pull-down transistor having a first terminal connected to the output terminal, a control terminal connected to the second node, and a second terminal connected to the first signal line providing the turn-off voltage level. 
     
     
         18 . A gate-driving circuit, comprising N stages of shift-register unit circuits cascaded in series, the N stages of shift-register unit circuits comprising the shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 ;
 wherein a display-input terminal of an i-th stage of shift-register unit circuit is connected to an output terminal of a j-th stage of shift-register unit circuit, wherein N is an integer greater than 2, 1<i≤N, 1≤j<N, and j<i;   a display-input terminal of a first stage of the N stages of shift-register unit circuits is connected to a display-signal line; and   a blank-input terminal of the first stage of the N stages of shift-register unit circuits is connected to a blank-signal line.   
     
     
         19 . A display apparatus comprising the gate-driving circuit of  claim 18  and a display panel connected to the gate-driving circuit. 
     
     
         20 . A method of driving the shift-register unit circuit of  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 in a display period of one cycle of displaying one frame of image,
 providing a display output-control signal to a first node in the shift-register unit circuit via a first input sub-circuit thereof in a first control period; 
 outputting a display-output signal via an output sub-circuit thereof under control of the display output-control signal at the first node in a first output period; 
   in a blank period of the one cycle of displaying one frame of image,
 providing a blank output-control signal via a second input sub-circuit to the first node via a second input sub-circuit of shift-register unit circuit in a second control period; and 
   outputting a blank-output signal via the output sub-circuit under control of the first node in a second output period.

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